shapeless

adjective

shape·​less ˈshā-pləs How to pronounce shapeless (audio)
1
: having no definite shape
2
a
: deprived of usual or normal shape : misshapen
a shapeless old hat
b
: not shapely
shapelessly adverb
shapelessness noun

Examples of shapeless in a Sentence

an old, shapeless baseball cap right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
Recent Examples on the Web With villains ranging from all-powerful shapeless beings to merry pranksters of the mind, this is a show that dips its toe in the superhero pool right before delivering the world’s most graceful and enigmatic cannonball. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024 On every hand are old men and women, seamed, withered, shapeless, big-jointed from a lifetime of hard labor with corn and pigs. Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 The domestic security net is as strong yet as delicate as a spider web, as omnipresent yet as shapeless as water. Youwei, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2015 Now, in the diffuse and shapeless post-vaccine Biden era, both antihero shows and sweet shows seem to have run out of steam. Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for shapeless 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shapeless was in the 14th century

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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shapeless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

shapeless

adjective
shape·​less ˈshā-pləs How to pronounce shapeless (audio)
1
: having no fixed or regular shape
2
a
: deprived of usual or normal shape
b
: not shapely
shapelessly adverb
shapelessness noun

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